WO2015198105A1 - Système et procédé de prise en charge de services sensibles au temps dans un réseau de communication - Google Patents

Système et procédé de prise en charge de services sensibles au temps dans un réseau de communication Download PDF

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WO2015198105A1
WO2015198105A1 PCT/IB2014/063226 IB2014063226W WO2015198105A1 WO 2015198105 A1 WO2015198105 A1 WO 2015198105A1 IB 2014063226 W IB2014063226 W IB 2014063226W WO 2015198105 A1 WO2015198105 A1 WO 2015198105A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to a node, method and system for a
  • Radio Resource Control v. 12.1.0
  • some of the available subframes within a finite number of consecutive radio frames (or system frames) are allocated to Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS), when the MBMS service is enabled.
  • MBMS Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service
  • This MBMS subframe allocation can be repeated periodically.
  • the periodicity can be set to one, two, four, eight, sixteen or thirty-two radio frames.
  • the standard further specifies ways to extend the periodicity to 64, 128 and 256 radio frames. These defined procedures give flexibility to the operator to adjust the bandwidth allocation for MBMS services.
  • Normally MBMS subframe allocation is semi- statically configured.
  • the MBMS subframe pattern is indicated in a System Information Block 2 (SIB2) broadcast message as part of the Multicast Broadcast Single-Frequency Network (MBSFN) SubframeConfiguration Information Element (IE).
  • SIB2 System Information Block 2
  • MMSFN Multicast Broadcast Single-Frequency Network
  • IE SubframeConfiguration Information Element
  • MBMS service can be configured on any subframes except on subframes 0, 4, 5 and 9 for Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) or subframes 0, 1, 2, 5 and 6 for Time Division Duplex (TDD) within a radio frame.
  • FDD Frequency Division Duplex
  • TDD Time Division Duplex
  • the percentage of the available bandwidth (or radio resources) that can be allocated to MBMS service is limited to 60.
  • eMBMS subframes are only available for eMBMS transmissions once these radio resources are allocated for broadcast/ multi-cast services, i.e., they typically can't be used for unicast traffic like for example Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) or File Transfer Protocol (FTP) for non Transmission Mode 9 (TM9) & TM10 UEs.
  • VoIP Voice over Long Term Evolution
  • FTP File Transfer Protocol
  • TM9 and TM10 UEs once radio resources are dimensioned properly, there will not be any un-used resources within the eMBMS subframes available for unicast DL transmission.
  • UEs which are not interested in the multicast service, listen to the SIB2 messages but may and skip the MBMS subframes by just reading the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH).
  • PDCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
  • discontinuous reception reduces battery consumption in the user equipment (UE) by limiting the time when receptions need to be monitored by the UE.
  • the UE can only be scheduled in the Downlink (DL) when the UE monitors the PDCCH. This implies that the UE can only be scheduled during periods of time when the UE is awake (also known as the "active time”, “wake time” or “on duration”).
  • DL Downlink
  • UEs normally use a timer referred to as the "onDuration" timer to determine when it needs to be awake.
  • UEs may additionally also use other timers to track the wake time, e.g., the DRX inactivity timer, DRX retransmission timer and/or Medium Access Control (MAC) contention resolution timer. It is advantageous to spread the wake time of the UEs in order to spread the load due to scheduling in time. This means that the Evolved Node B (eNB) base station attempts to configure the DRX for UEs so that the UEs do not have simultaneous wake times.
  • eNB Evolved Node B
  • VoIP Voice over IP for Long Term Evolution
  • VoLTE Voice over IP
  • VoIP Voice over IP
  • a voice encoder on the transmitter side encodes the speech into packets with atypical speech duration of 20 ms.
  • VoIP Voice over LTE
  • the mouth-to-ear delay introduced by the transport scheduling and transmission of the VoLTE packets is one of the main factors determining the experienced speech quality. This necessitates a relatively tight delay budget for VoLTE to ensure good speech quality. Up to the limit of the delay budget, the speech quality is usually acceptable. This means that it is generally sufficient to schedule a VoLTE service once every 40 ms and bundle two packets. Such a scheduling method allows for a good balance between efficient resource usage and sufficient speech quality.
  • VoLTE & DRX Voice over IP
  • VoLTE users may operate with DRX enabled.
  • the DRX period is set to 20 ms without packet bundling or 40ms with packet bundling with the DRX ON time (also referred to as active time or wake time) set to more than one subframe.
  • the connected UEs monitor PDCCH while it is awake, i.e., while the onDuration timer, DRX inactivity timer, DRX retransmission timer and/or MAC contention resolution timer is running.
  • the available subframes for DL transmission of VoIP packets are reduced by eMBMS. Further, when DRX is enabled, the connected UEs do not monitor PDCCH continuously but only during the wake time.
  • both DRX and eMBMS reduce the available subframes where the UE can be scheduled in DL, a combination of these features can reduce the possible subframes available for downlink transmission to one or even zero subframes.
  • the eNB then needs to wait for another opportunity to schedule the UE, i.e., in some instances, the scheduling of DL packets to the UE may be delayed.
  • packet delay is an important factor determining the perceived quality.
  • the aforementioned problem can reduce the VoLTE performance even when only a small number of VoLTE UEs are present in the cell, i.e. it is a problem that not only occurs at high load but also during small network loads.
  • the voice quality can be partially recovered if DRX is disabled for the VoLTE Radio Access Bearers (RABs), the improvement would be obtained at the expense of battery drain at the VoLTE UEs, which is undesirable.
  • RABs VoLTE Radio Access Bearers
  • a node for extending a wake up time of a wireless user equipment is provided.
  • the node includes a memory.
  • the memory is configured to store data to be transmitted to the UE.
  • the node includes a processor configured to determine if the memory is storing data to be transmitted to the UE, determine if the wake up time of the UE coincides with a periodic subframe, the periodic subframe occurring with a periodicity and cause transmission of a message for a grant to the UE if the determination is made that the memory is storing data to be transmitted to the UE and the wake up time of the UE coincides with the periodic subframe.
  • the grant to the UE is configured to cause the UE to extend the wake up time of the UE.
  • the grant to the UE being transmitted to the UE during a non-extended portion of the wake up time of the UE.
  • the data to be transmitted to the UE is scheduled for transmission after the periodic subframe and within a non- periodic subframe during the extended wake up time of the UE.
  • the wake up time of the UE is a discontinuous reception (DRX) active time.
  • DRX discontinuous reception
  • the message for grant to the UE is configured to cause the UE to reset a DRX inactivity timer of the UE.
  • the subframe is one of a set of subframes defining a frame.
  • the periodicity is a number of frames.
  • the data to be transmitted to the UE is a retransmission
  • the determination that the wake up time of the UE coincides with the periodic subframe includes a determination that a scheduled time for the retransmission coincides with the periodic subframe.
  • the periodic subframe is a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Server (MBMS) subframe.
  • MBMS Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Server
  • the data to be transmitted to the UE is Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) data.
  • VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol
  • the message for grant to the UE is an uplink grant to the UE.
  • the uplink grant to the UE is transmitted within the periodic subframe.
  • the uplink grant indicates a non-zero Transport Block Size (TBS).
  • TBS Transport Block Size
  • the uplink grant to the UE is transmitted within at least one Physical Downlink Control Chanel (PDCCH) resource of the periodic subframe.
  • PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Chanel
  • a method for extending a wake up time of a wireless user equipment is provided.
  • a determination is made if a memory of a node is storing data to be transmitted to the UE.
  • a message for a grant to the UE is caused to be transmitted if the determination is made that the memory is storing data to be transmitted to the UE and the wake up time of the UE coincides with the periodic subframe.
  • the grant to the UE is configured to cause the UE to extend the wake up time of the UE.
  • the grant to the UE is transmitted to the UE during a non-extended portion of the wake up time of the UE.
  • the data to be transmitted to the UE is scheduled for transmission after the periodic subframe and within a non- periodic subframe during the extended wake up time of the UE.
  • the wake up time of the UE is a discontinuous reception (DRX) active time.
  • DRX discontinuous reception
  • the message for grant to the UE is configured to cause the UE to reset a DRX inactivity timer of the UE.
  • the subframe is one of a set of subframes defining a frame.
  • the periodicity is a number of frames.
  • the data to be transmitted to the UE is a retransmission, and the determination that the wake up time of the UE coincides with the periodic subframe includes determining that a scheduled time for the retransmission coincides with the periodic subframe.
  • the periodic subframe is a
  • MBMS Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Server
  • the data to be transmitted to the UE is Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) data.
  • VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol
  • the message for grant to the UE is an uplink grant to the UE.
  • the uplink grant to the UE is transmitted within the periodic subframe.
  • the uplink grant indicates a non-zero Transport Block Size (TBS).
  • TBS Transport Block Size
  • the uplink grant to the UE is transmitted within at least one Physical Downlink Control Chanel (PDCCH) resource of the periodic subframe.
  • PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Chanel
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an example of discontinuous reception (DRX);
  • FIG. 2 is an example block diagram of communication system employing the DRX extension process constructed in accordance with the principles described herein;
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary node 12 constructed in accordance with the principles described herein;
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an alternative embodiment of node 12 constructed in accordance with the principles described herein;
  • FIG. 5 is an example flow chart of the process for extending the wake up time in accordance with the principles described herein;
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an example eMBMS subframe in accordance with the principles described herein;
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram of an embodiment for the transmission of an UL grant with a small payload for restarting the DRX inactivity timer in the UE due to expiration of the DRX onDuration timer in accordance with the principles described herein;
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram of another embodiment for the transmission of an UL grant with a small payload for restarting the DRX inactivity timer in the UE due to expiration of the DRX Onduration timer in accordance with the principles described herein;
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram of yet another embodiment for the transmission of an UL grant with a small payload for restarting the DRX inactivity timer when the retransmission timer is running in the UE in accordance with the principles described herein;
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram of yet another embodiment for the transmission of an UL grant with a small payload for restarting the DRX inactivity timer in the UE when the DRX retransmission timer is running in accordance with the principles described herein;
  • FIG. 11 is an example flow chart of functions the base station node performs before transmitting the UL grant to the UE in accordance with the principles described herein;
  • FIG. 12 is an example flow chart for dynamically handling collisions between periodic subframes and DRX wake up times by extending the DRX wake up time.
  • relational terms such as “first,” “second,” “top” and “bottom,” and the like, may be used solely to distinguish one entity or element from another entity or element without necessarily requiring or implying any physical or logical relationship or order between such entities or elements.
  • the embodiments disclosed herein are directed to methods and systems for extending the DRX wake up time of a UE when the DRX wake up time collides or coincides with a periodic subframe having a periodicity.
  • the periodicity may be expressed as a number of frames.
  • Groups of DL subframes may be semi-statically allocated or configured by the eNB for the purpose of dedicated services, such as, broadcast/ multicast services, e.g., MBMS, packet- forwarding to relay nodes (RNs), almost-blank subframes (ABS) for supporting enhanced ICIC, Observed Time Difference Of Arrival (OTDOA) subframes for E911 services, eMBMS Reserved Cells, etc.
  • RNs packet- forwarding to relay nodes
  • ASS almost-blank subframes
  • OTDOA Observed Time Difference Of Arrival
  • Reserved Cells are cells configured within or adjacent to a Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network
  • MBSFN Mobile Broadband Network
  • 3GPP TS 36.300 defines as a group of cells within an MBSFN Synchronization Area of a network which are coordinated to perform MBSFN Transmissions. Except for MBSFN Area Reserved Cells, all cells within an MBSFN Area contribute to MBSFN Transmissions and advertise their availability. The UE may only need to consider a subset of the MBSFN Areas that are configured, i.e., when the UE knows which MBSFN Area applies for the service(s) the UE is interested in receiving.
  • the subframes configured as MBSFN subframes in the MBSFN Area are left unused by the Reserved Cells.
  • the Reserved Cells are configured with an eMBMS subframe pattern but are not used for eMBMS or unicast traffic.
  • 3GPP is currently discussing a new (pre-defined) format for these sub frames, referred as New Carrier Type (NCT).
  • NCT New Carrier Type
  • These subframes are envisioned to cater to the needs of future (upcoming) applications. However, even if those unused sub frames are reformatted, they might nevertheless also impact the performance of time- sensitive services.
  • the base station scheduler should be aware of these dedicated or periodic subframes occurring during the DRX ON duration for UEs with delay- sensitive-radio access bearers (RABs) or otherwise configured for time-sensitive services.
  • RABs delay- sensitive-radio access bearers
  • the number of subframes allocated for dedicated services might vary based on the respective service load but are configured across one or more radio frames in any order or pattern and either distributed across the frames or lumped into one radio frame.
  • These dedicated (service- specific) subframes are indicated by the network to the UEs via Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages.
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • these service-specific subframes are typically defined by a bit pattern over a finite duration or period, usually expressed as a number of frames that repeat themselves periodically with a pre-defined periodicity.
  • MBSFN subframes dedicated for broadcast/ multicast services are defined to have a particular configuration specified in 3GPP TS 36.331 section 6.3.7 as follows:
  • MBSFN-SubframeConfig :: SEQUENCE ⁇
  • radioframe AllocationPeriod ENUMERATED ⁇ n 1 , n2, n4, n8 , n 16, n32 ⁇ , radioframeAllocationOffset INTEGER (0..7)
  • the defined aperiodic allocation pattern is periodically assigned to the MB MS service.
  • the periodicity of the aperiodic allocation is set by the parameter commonSF-AllocPeriod.
  • CommonSF-AllocPatternList-r9 SEQUENCE (SIZE (L.maxMBSFN- Allocations)) OF MBSFN-SubframeConfig
  • the subframeallocation element of the MBSFN Configuration information element indicates the subframes which are dedicated to the broadcast services within one system frame or four system frames. Then this subframe assignment continues periodically with a period specified by the
  • radioframeAllocationPeriod element which, in this example, is expressed in terms of a number of frames.
  • normal DL data transmission may be prohibited fully or partially (with some limited control signalling, such as PDCCH signalling which may be allowed).
  • the DRX inactivity timer may be restarted via one or more other grants, messaging communications, control, signaling or broadcast messages.
  • other timers e.g., the onDuration timer or any other timer used for controlling the UE wake time could be used to extend the UE wake up time.
  • the present disclosure extends the UE's wake up time by (re)starting or resetting a DRX inactivity timer .
  • this restarting of the DRX inactivity timer can be triggered at the UE by sending an UL grant over the unused & available control region of the eMBMS sub frame.
  • System 10 includes one or more nodes 12, one or more user equipments 14a-14n (collectively referred to as UE 14) and one or more networks 18.
  • Node 12 may be a base station.
  • node 12 is an evolved Node B (eNB) in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) based network.
  • Node 12 includes wake up module 16.
  • wake up module 16 may include program instructions, which when executed by node 12, cause node 12 to perform the wake up extension process, discussed in detail with respect to FIGS. 5 and 7-12.
  • UE 14 may be a wireless device such as a mobile device, tablet and smartphone, among other wireless devices capable of using communication protocols known in the art, such as Internet Protocols, along with communication standards, such LTE standards, to communicate with node 12.
  • Network 18 may include communication networks such as Internet Protocol based networks, wide area networks, local area networks, among other networks known in the art.
  • network 18 may be an LTE based network.
  • Network 18 may provide various voice and data related services, content and the like to UE 14.
  • UE 14 includes one or more transmitters, and one or more receivers, for communication with node 12. In one embodiment, the UE transmitter and UE receiver may be replaced with one or more transceivers. UE 14 includes one or more processors. The UE processor may be one or more central processing units (CPUs) for performing UE wake time extension functions described herein. UE 14 includes a memory, e.g., non- volatile and volatile memory, such as hard drive, flash memory, memory stick and the like. Also, volatile memory may include random access memory and others known in the art. The UE memory may store program
  • a UE wake up module includes instructions, which when executed by the UE processor, cause the UE processor to perform the wake up extension process, discussed in detail with respect to FIGS. 5 and 7-12.
  • the UE 14 may be configured to wake up during wake periods. If node 12 determines that a particular wake period collides or coincides with a periodic subframe such as an eMBMS subframe, the UE 14 receives a UL grant within the periodic subframe during that particular wake period. In that scenario, the UL grant is indicative of time-sensitive DL data that node 12 intends to send to the UE 14 in that particular wake period. In response to the UL grant received, the UE operates to restart (or start) its DRX inactivity timer to extend the active time so that the DL data can be received in the same wake period.
  • a periodic subframe such as an eMBMS subframe
  • the time-sensitive DL data is not subject to additional delays which might otherwise be incurred if the DL data could only be sent in a subsequent wake period. Also, because only one wake period is extended and the UE DRX configuration does not need to be changed, the UE battery life is not substantially affected. In this example, only one wake period is extended but it is understood that in other examples, more than one wake period could be extended based on the receipt of one or more UL grant messages (or some other messages) extending the wake time as described above.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary node 12.
  • Node 12 includes one or more transmitters 20 and one or more receivers 22 for communication with UE 14, network 18 and other node 12s, among other nodes, devices and servers. In one embodiment, transmitter 20 and receiver 22 may be replaced with one or more transceivers.
  • Node 12 includes one or more processors 24, e.g., central processing units (CPUs) within or associated with node 12 for performing node 12 functions described herein. Although not shown, it is understood that such functions may be distributed across two or more network nodes, e.g., node 12 and another network node.
  • node 12 includes memory 26 that stores wake up module 16, among other modules and data. In particular memory may include nonvolatile and volatile memory.
  • non- volatile memory may include a hard drive, flash memory, memory stick and the like.
  • volatile memory may include random access memory and others known in the art.
  • Memory 26 may store program instructions such as those for wake up module 16.
  • wake up module 16 includes instructions, which when executed by processor 24, cause processor 24 to perform the wake up extension process, discussed in detail with respect to FIGS. 5 and 7-12.
  • Memory 26 may also include one or more buffers for storing data such as UE uplink and/or downlink data.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an alternative embodiment of node 12.
  • Node 12 includes memory module 27, processing module 28 and transceiver module 30 for performing the functions of node 12 described herein.
  • Memory module 27 is configured to store data to be transmitted to UE 14, among other data associated with UE 14.
  • Processing module 28 is configured to at least perform Blocks S100, S102 and S104-S116.
  • Transceiver module 30 is configured to perform communications to and from UE 14, network 18 and other nodes 12.
  • the process for extending the wake up time is described with reference to FIG. 5.
  • a determination is made by node 12 as to whether MBSFN collides with the DRX wake up time and optionally an active Radio Access Bearer to be scheduled (Block 100). If the MBSFN does not collide, the process may end or return to Block S100. If the MBSFN does collide as determined in Block S100, an UL grant is scheduled to the UE (Block SI 02).
  • the UL grant causes the UE to extend its wake time or active time sufficiently to be able to receive DL data that otherwise could not have been transmitted to the UE in that wake period. With this mechanism, VoLTE quality degradation due to these collisions may be avoided without the need to change the DRX configuration.
  • the DRX wake time is only increased on an as needed basis, e.g., only for particular wake periods where a collision has been determined.
  • Such an arrangement provides enhanced energy efficiency for the UE as compared with known techniques, i.e., provides increased battery life while still allowing transmission of stored, e.g., buffered, packets such as delay sensitive VoIP-LTE data packets.
  • FIG. 6 shows an example of a MBSFN subframe according to an embodiment of the present disclosure during which a UL grant is sent by node 12 to the UE 14.
  • the MBSFN subframe is of a length spanning a 1 millisecond duration and consists of twelve Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.
  • OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • the UL grant is sent to the UE using the PDCCH.
  • the OFDM symbols dedicated for unicast messaging are transmitted by each cell (node 12) to its connected UEs 14.
  • the other OFDM symbols which are dedicated for MB MS traffic are used by all the cells within the MBSFN area to transmit the same content.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates transmission of an UL grant with a small payload for restarting the DRX inactivity timer when UE 14 is awake due to running of the DRX Onduration timer.
  • a UE whose on-duration collides with the eMBMS subframes and a UE with DL data in the buffer, i.e., memory 26, extends its on-duration time so that the UE 14 is still awake in the next available non-EMBMS subframe to receive the DL data.
  • the wake duration can be extended by extending the inactivity timer by sending an UL grant and small payload.
  • the method to extend the on-duration uses triggering of the DRX inactivity timer of the UE.
  • Node 12 transmits an UL grant with a Transport Block Size (TBS) that can carry a payload, i.e. the TBS is not equal to zero, to the UE 14.
  • TBS Transport Block Size
  • An aperiodic Channel Quality Indication (CQI) request can be multiplexed with a non-zero TBS.
  • node 12 may send Media Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) requesting buffer status report from UE 14.
  • MAC Media Access Control
  • CE Control Element
  • the size of the grant can be such that a BSR can be transmitted by UE 14.
  • node 12 can also include a DRX command, such as MAC CE, to reactivate the DRX process.
  • a DRX command such as MAC CE
  • the UL grant uses the Downlink Control Indicator (DCI) Format 0.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates an example of transmission of an UL grant with a small payload for restarting the DRX inactivity timer when UE 14 is awake and while the DRX retransmission timer is running, i.e., during Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) re-transmission.
  • the configured DRX Retransmission Timer for VoLTE is usually very short (typically 2 subframes). In this case the DL HARQ re-transmission cannot be sent if both subframes are eMBMS subframes. If the DRX re-transmission time collides with eMBMS subframes, the wake time needs to be extended so that UE 14 is still awake in the next available non-EMBMS subframe to receive the retransmission message.
  • node 12 transmits an UL grant with a payload unequal to zero to UE 14 on a retransmission subframe that collides with eMBMS.
  • UE 14 Upon receiving the UL grant, UE 14 will start its inactivity timer to extend its active time.
  • Node 12 schedules the DL HARQ re-transmission on the next available non- eMBMS sub-frame.
  • the DRX wake time of UE 14 coincides with eMBMS subframes, the DRX wake time of UE 14 is extended to a non-eMBMS subframe by starting the DRX Inactivity timer of UE 14. Node 12 can then transmit unicast data on that non- eMBMS subframe. This is of particular relevance for delay sensitive services like VoIP.
  • the UL grant is in the Downlink Control Indicator (DCI) Format 0.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates another example of the various functions node 12 performs before transmitting the UL grant to UE 14.
  • node 12 checks to determine whether there is data in the buffer for DL transmission for each VoLTE UE 14 (Block S104). If there is data, the radio resource management entity in node 12 checks if the DRX wake time in the next scheduling instance for UE 14 coincides with an eMBMS subframe allocation (Block S106). Furthermore, the serving cell, i.e., serving node 12, should check to determine whether there are non-MBSFN subframes within the DRX wake time and whether these subframes can accommodate the DL transmission (Block S108). The expected system load may influence the outcome of this determination.
  • the scheduler of node 12 schedules a PDCCH to that UE 14 with a grant with non-zero TBS (Block SI 10).
  • This PDCCH is sent anytime during the DRX wake time of UE 14. Note that the scheduling of this PDCCH in this example ensures that UE 14 will extend its DRX wake time for a time period equivalent to its DRX inactivity timer value.
  • the resource block assignment in the PDCCH is set to a nonzero value to guarantee that UE 14 will restart its inactivity timer.
  • Processor 24 determines if memory 26 is storing data to be transmitted to UE 14 (Block SI 12). Processor 24 determines if the wake up time of UE 14 coincides with a periodic subframe (Block SI 14).
  • the periodic subframe is an eMBMS subframe.
  • Processor 24 causes transmission of a message for a grant to UE 14 if the determination is made that memory 26 is storing data to be transmitted to UE 14 and the wake up time of UE 14 coincides with the periodic subframe (Block SI 16).
  • the grant is an uplink grant in which the uplink grant to the UE is transmitted within at least one Physical Downlink Control Chanel (PDCCH) resource of the periodic subframe.
  • PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Chanel
  • Embodiment 1 provides: A node for extending a wake up time of a wireless user equipment (UE), the node comprising:
  • the memory module configured to store data to be transmitted to the UE
  • processor module configured to:
  • Embodiment 2 provides: The node of Embodiment 1, wherein the grant to the UE is configured to cause the UE to extend the wake up time of the UE, the grant to the UE being transmitted to the UE during a non-extended portion of the wake up time of the UE.
  • Embodiment 3 provides: The node of Embodiment 2, wherein the data to be transmitted to the UE is scheduled for transmission after the periodic subframe and within a non-periodic subframe during the extended wake up time of the UE.
  • Embodiment 4 provides: The node of Embodiment 1, wherein the wake up time of the UE is a discontinuous reception (DRX) active time.
  • DRX discontinuous reception
  • Embodiment 5 provides: The node of Embodiment 1, wherein the message for grant to the UE is configured to cause the UE to reset a DRX inactivity timer of the UE.
  • Embodiment 6 provides: The node of Embodiment 1, wherein the subframe is one of a set of subframes defining a frame.
  • Embodiment 7 provides: The node of Embodiment 6, wherein the periodicity is a number of frames.
  • Embodiment 8 provides: The node of Embodiment 1, wherein the data to be transmitted to the UE is a retransmission and wherein the determination that the wake up time of the UE coincides with the periodic subframe comprises a determination that a scheduled time for the retransmission coincides with the periodic subframe.
  • Embodiment 9 provides: The node of Embodiment 1, wherein the periodic subframe is a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Server (MBMS) subframe.
  • MBMS Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Server
  • Embodiment 10 provides: The node of Embodiment 1, wherein the data to be transmitted to the UE is Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) data.
  • VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol
  • Embodiment 11 provides: The node of Embodiment 1, wherein the message for grant to the UE is an uplink grant to the UE.
  • Embodiment 12 provides: The node of Embodiment 11, wherein the uplink grant to the UE is transmitted within the periodic subframe.
  • Embodiment 13 provides: The node of Embodiment 12, wherein the uplink grant indicates a non-zero Transport Block Size (TBS).
  • TBS Transport Block Size
  • Embodiment 14 provides: The node of Embodiment 11, wherein the uplink grant to the UE is transmitted within at least one Physical Downlink Control Chanel (PDCCH) resource of the periodic subframe.
  • PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Chanel

Abstract

L'invention concerne un nœud et un procédé destinés à prolonger un temps d'éveil d'un équipement utilisateur (UE) sans fil. Le nœud comprend une mémoire. La mémoire est configurée pour stocker des données à transmettre à l'UE. Le nœud comprend un processeur, configuré pour déterminer si la mémoire stocke des données à transmettre à l'UE, déterminer si le temps d'éveil de l'UE coïncide avec une sous-trame périodique, la sous-trame périodique se produisant avec une périodicité et provoquer la transmission d'un message pour un octroi à l'UE si l'on détermine que la mémoire stocke des données à transmettre à l'UE et que le temps d'éveil de l'UE coïncide avec la sous-trame périodique.
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